Ancash
Producer

Pachapaqui Mining District

Ancash, Peru
SilverLeadCopperAntimonyZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Antimony, Zinc
Deposit
Deposit typeVEINS AND REPLACEMENT
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFISSURE AND REPLACEMENT VEINS MOST OF WHICH ARE IN THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Geology
StructureSTEEPLY DIPPING NORMAL FAULTS; IRREGULAR DIKES AND STOCKS, COMPLEX FOLDS AND FAULTS TRENDING NNW
AlterationSOME SURFACES STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60001831
MRDS IDW031419
Alternate namesEsperanza, Abandonada, Santa Benita, Santa Clara, Lucero Exito, Pachapiqui, Patria, Otito, Paciencia, Arabia, Vetilla, Santa Elena, Primavera, Dos Compadres, Sinchi Roca, Rascacielo, Socorro, Riqueza, Prado, San Antonio, San Miguel I and Ii, Fortuna, Luis Adolfo, Gaby, Peru, San Judas Tadeo, Prospect 1
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.91465, -77.08304
References
PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 142-144.BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P.